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investigation and blamed the state department for management failures and a lack of security at the u.s. embassy in benghazi where four americans were killed. a department spokeswoman says security chief eric boswell is among the officials stepping down. the white house has also named charlene lam in charge of embassy security and raymond maxwell overseeing northern africa. this report and the cited failings by the state department are taking center stage today through a hearing in congress. that's putting pressure on senator john kerry. the man likely next in line to take the reigns. kerry said his hearing will bring clarity to what the state department is doing to prevent this from happening again. current secretary of state hillary clinton was scheduled to testify today. that will be postponed until january. her office says she suffered a concussion and is working from home this week. >>> also on the hill, senate republicans are offering up their own package for sandy relief. hurricane sandy that is. president obama originally asked for $60.4 billion. the g.o.p. says they're willing
investigation and blamed the state department for management failures and a lack of security at the u.s. embassy in benghazi where four americans were killed. a department spokeswoman says security chief eric boswell is among the officials stepping down. the white house has also named charlene lam in charge of embassy security and raymond maxwell overseeing northern africa. this report and the cited failings by the state department are taking center stage today through a hearing in congress....
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while in the senate, he was skeptical about u.s. sanctions against iran and he opposed efforts to go after hamas. as for other cabinet picks, we are learning the white house has approached american express ceo kenneth chenault. possible picks include treasury secretary, commerce secretary or senior advisor to the president. more "bill press" up next. stay with us. about "the heavy hand of government". i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really. really! that you're gonna lay people off because now the government's going to help you fund your health care. really? i wanna be able to have those conversations. not just to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying. and you know, i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. [ music ] broadcasting across the nation, on your radio and on current tv this is "the bill press show." >> we remember told social security was off the table. but suddenly president obama put it on the table.
while in the senate, he was skeptical about u.s. sanctions against iran and he opposed efforts to go after hamas. as for other cabinet picks, we are learning the white house has approached american express ceo kenneth chenault. possible picks include treasury secretary, commerce secretary or senior advisor to the president. more "bill press" up next. stay with us. about "the heavy hand of government". i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really. really!...
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leon panet a is on his way out, not before sending 400 u.s. troops to turkey. he signed that order this morning as part of a push to increase defense does against possible syrian attacks. they will man two air defense bat arteries. the pentagon says this is a defensive mention only but it seriously expands the united states role along syria's borders. we will be right back. [ music ] you're about to watch an ad message created by a current tv matter. i've been a nurse since 1979. i love being a nurse. a few years ago a friend i went to grade school with showed me a book she had kept from third grade. i had written that i wanted to be a nurse. after being a nurse for about twenty years i decided that i need to further my education. my masters degree was done completely online and that gave me the freedom and ability to do my education while i raised my kids and worked full time. raising my kids as a single mom and having them see me get my education online and work full-time has given them the opportunity to see that they can do anything that they want to. i'm c
leon panet a is on his way out, not before sending 400 u.s. troops to turkey. he signed that order this morning as part of a push to increase defense does against possible syrian attacks. they will man two air defense bat arteries. the pentagon says this is a defensive mention only but it seriously expands the united states role along syria's borders. we will be right back. [ music ] you're about to watch an ad message created by a current tv matter. i've been a nurse since 1979. i love being a...
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u.s. security officials are monitoring syria in case asad will use chemical weapons against his own people. other world leaders are expected to recognize the opposition. they say they will not arm the rebel fighters, but we should learn more today about how they plan on supporting those opposition groups. more "bill press" coming up live after the break. stay with us. museum you're about to watch an ad message created by a current tv viewer for capella university. matter. education is the key. it is the vehicle. it's the way in which we evolve.[ music ] every journey is different every possibility is unique. but the beginning, the beginning is my craft. i'm an ordinary person striving to achieve extraordinary things. it started with a dream and i'm on my way there. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] [ music ] >> broadcasting across the nation, on your radio and on current tv this is "the bill press show." >> bill: >> bill: rick snyder from michigan has declared war on working families, and working families
u.s. security officials are monitoring syria in case asad will use chemical weapons against his own people. other world leaders are expected to recognize the opposition. they say they will not arm the rebel fighters, but we should learn more today about how they plan on supporting those opposition groups. more "bill press" coming up live after the break. stay with us. museum you're about to watch an ad message created by a current tv viewer for capella university. matter. education is...
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sometimes i think we pay too much attention to u.s. congressional races and not enough to the governors races. those guys are killing us. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." director, omb director. and i'm just blanking a little bit. i think his phrase for it was about "the heavy hand of government". i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really. really! that you're gonna lay people off because now the government's going to help you fund your health care. really? i wanna be able to have those conversations. not just to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying. and you know, i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. >> announcer: chatting with you live at current.com/billpress. this is the "bill press show." live on your radio and current tv. >> bill: got it. it's a tuesday! tuesday, december 11. good to see you today. and thanks for joining us here on the "full court press." lots of issues in the news today. and we k
sometimes i think we pay too much attention to u.s. congressional races and not enough to the governors races. those guys are killing us. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." director, omb director. and i'm just blanking a little bit. i think his phrase for it was about "the heavy hand of government". i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really. really! that you're gonna lay people off because now the government's going to help you fund your...
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todd fisher will travel across the u.s. in search of the best bacon dishes including a benut butter bacon cheese burger and bacon cheddar apple pie. >> i can go with the bacon cheddar apple pie. >> i love bacon. there are a lot of bacons. >> very much still there? >> it will be interesting to follow this. >> a whole show? >> yeah. starting at 12 episode series and going from there. >> is there a ba puck on cookbook? >> i don't know that there is. >> we will get to more serious issues one troubling issue is the news out of michigan. we wanted to check in with the president of the michigan education association, steve cook joining us on our news line this morning. hey, steve, good to have you with us. thank you. >> merry christmas, bill, thanks for having me. >> merry christmas but not a merry christmas when the republican state legislators in michigan, they were able to force through in one day right-to-work legislation? >> well, bill, let me tell you, myself and the uaw president bob king and a couple of other labor leaders
todd fisher will travel across the u.s. in search of the best bacon dishes including a benut butter bacon cheese burger and bacon cheddar apple pie. >> i can go with the bacon cheddar apple pie. >> i love bacon. there are a lot of bacons. >> very much still there? >> it will be interesting to follow this. >> a whole show? >> yeah. starting at 12 episode series and going from there. >> is there a ba puck on cookbook? >> i don't know that there is....
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is apples made in the u.s. move about economics or marketing? >> both. >> i think it's probably both. >> sure. >> it's $10 million they are investing in jobs here no matter how you look at it, it's a good deal. >> a good marketing move for them. it's good publicity. i am talking about it saying i think it's good for this country. ruth is in sandy hook connecticut. >> good morning, bill. i am calling to say, please keep feeling guilty. >> why? >> because this adorable company does things to make sure that they don't pay taxes in the u.s. there is a thing called -- this was in "the new york times." it's double-dutch sandwich which reduces taxes by routing profits through irish subsidarbs like they are in i think arizona, even when they do things in california they manage to ship a part somewhere else. so they are one of the worst, even worse than wal-mart in terms of what they might have contributed to to. i take it that $24,000,000,000. >> they are avoiding in taxes . >> one little tiny thing, they have had the opportunity over the courses of the
is apples made in the u.s. move about economics or marketing? >> both. >> i think it's probably both. >> sure. >> it's $10 million they are investing in jobs here no matter how you look at it, it's a good deal. >> a good marketing move for them. it's good publicity. i am talking about it saying i think it's good for this country. ruth is in sandy hook connecticut. >> good morning, bill. i am calling to say, please keep feeling guilty. >> why? >>...
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u.s. state. the white house is calling on lawmakers to take action and give puerto ricans a clear path forward to determining their own status. more bill press coming up after the break. stay with us. you know who's coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys who do like verse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. >> she gets the comedians laughing... >> that's hilarious! >> ...and the thinkers thinking. >> okay, so there's wiggle-room in the ten commandments is what you're telling me. >> you would rather deal with ahmadinejad then me. >> absolutely! >> and so would mitt romeny. >> she's joy behar. >> and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking? >> only on current tv. >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on your tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: pot is legal as of today in colorado and washington states. but watch out! the feds say they still might be coming after you.
u.s. state. the white house is calling on lawmakers to take action and give puerto ricans a clear path forward to determining their own status. more bill press coming up after the break. stay with us. you know who's coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys who do like verse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. >> she gets the comedians laughing... >> that's hilarious! >> ...and the thinkers thinking. >> okay, so there's...
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but the u.s. is worried that syrians are getting ready to put together a nerve gas mixture and that that could be used in artillery shells. the state department called any use of chemical weapons a hard red line and said they are continuing to monitor the situation. meanwhile, iran is claiming it's captured a u.s. drone flying over the persian gulf today. according to internationally-recognized limits, those drones must stay at least 12 nautical miles off the coast. but a u.s. defense official is telling cnn that the u.s. navy has fully accounted for all of its vehicles in the middle east. whatever iranians are claiming to have, it is not an actively operating drone. >> think progress is reporting that police can record video inside your home without a warrant. that ruling came out of a federal appeals court last week saying that the undercover use of video in a suspect's home does not violate the fourth amendment. obviously that bringing up some concerns and we'll have to wait and see if this goe
but the u.s. is worried that syrians are getting ready to put together a nerve gas mixture and that that could be used in artillery shells. the state department called any use of chemical weapons a hard red line and said they are continuing to monitor the situation. meanwhile, iran is claiming it's captured a u.s. drone flying over the persian gulf today. according to internationally-recognized limits, those drones must stay at least 12 nautical miles off the coast. but a u.s. defense official...
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. >> ron kirk, the u.s. trade ambassador. >> bill: a frequent golf partner with the president. >> we are learning more about what mitt romney has been up to including having a non-home-cooked thanksgiving dinner. he ordered in from boston market for the family saying there were too many kids running around to be cooking. >> peter: how the mighty have fallen. >> photographed pumping his gas since he has no entourage to the pump it for him. >> a sad story, nothing to do. >> peter: i don't feel that bad about it. hanging out with his car elevator taking rides. spiritists one of his many homes. >> the author of the hunger games trilogy is taking a break by writing a children's picture book an auto guy graphic piece about coping with her father's military service in vietnam as told through pictures. >> bill: all right, dan, thank you. all of the talk on the sunday shows yesterday and talk here in washington is still about negotiations to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. i think it's time to call it out. i am ti
. >> ron kirk, the u.s. trade ambassador. >> bill: a frequent golf partner with the president. >> we are learning more about what mitt romney has been up to including having a non-home-cooked thanksgiving dinner. he ordered in from boston market for the family saying there were too many kids running around to be cooking. >> peter: how the mighty have fallen. >> photographed pumping his gas since he has no entourage to the pump it for him. >> a sad story,...
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according to the association, of the $40 billion in prizes awarded in the u.s. each year, $800 million go completely uncollected. >> no kidding. >> bill: oh, my god. >> what happens to that money? >> no one picks them up. >> most lotteries give you six months 180 days to pick it up and i think it goes back into the fund of that state lottery benefits whether it is education or schools. >> that's not all bad. don't just let money go. >> nfl star is still awaiting for his date on the basketball court with president obama. washington redskins sensation quarterback robert griffin iii tells yahoo news he challenged the president to a game of pickup last year but the president said he would only play if rgiii would be on his team. he hopes to meet him on the court soon. >> bill: i'll bet you they'll be playing soon. >> he should have him over. rgiii is the hottest thing in sports right now. >> plenty of complaints about airline food. one airline trying something new. taking something it knows a lot of people love and putting it in the air. kentucky fried chicken. hop
according to the association, of the $40 billion in prizes awarded in the u.s. each year, $800 million go completely uncollected. >> no kidding. >> bill: oh, my god. >> what happens to that money? >> no one picks them up. >> most lotteries give you six months 180 days to pick it up and i think it goes back into the fund of that state lottery benefits whether it is education or schools. >> that's not all bad. don't just let money go. >> nfl star is still...
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first of all the united nations ambassador has nothing to do with security at u.s. embassies or consulates around the world. that's the state department's job. second all susan rice did was relay on the sunday talk shows and in front of congress what the intelligence agencies had told us at the time about what was happening in benghazi and she told them right up-front from the beginning that these reports may prove not to be accurate. that's all we knew at the time. the truth is we still don't know what triggered that incident in benghazi. one thing we do know for sure, you ought to blame the terrorists not blame susan rice. tomorrow senator chris kuhns will be in the studio with us from the good state of delaware. the first state the blue hen state. have a great day. we'll see you back here again tomorrow.
first of all the united nations ambassador has nothing to do with security at u.s. embassies or consulates around the world. that's the state department's job. second all susan rice did was relay on the sunday talk shows and in front of congress what the intelligence agencies had told us at the time about what was happening in benghazi and she told them right up-front from the beginning that these reports may prove not to be accurate. that's all we knew at the time. the truth is we still don't...
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ambas -- u.s. ambassador in more than 30 years, how do you call that hype? >> how many security contractors died in iraq? do you know? >> i don't. >> no. nobody does because nobody cared. we know that several hundred died but there was never an official count done of security contractors in iraq. so when i see this focus on what was essentially a small fire fight, i think number one -- i've covered a lot of fire fights, it is impossible to figure out what happens in them sometimes and second, i think that the emphasis on benghazi has been political partly because fox was operating as a wing of the republican party. >> all right, thank you. >> you're welcome. >> bill: let's play it again. he says you're welcome. >> never ask a question you don't know the answer to. >> bill: you're welcome. get outta here! cut his mic. apparently he reported that the producer told him after the interview -- after they pulled the plug, the producer said you were very rude. he wasn't rude. he was polite. >> polite way to tell them they're full of crap. >> you ask me a question,
ambas -- u.s. ambassador in more than 30 years, how do you call that hype? >> how many security contractors died in iraq? do you know? >> i don't. >> no. nobody does because nobody cared. we know that several hundred died but there was never an official count done of security contractors in iraq. so when i see this focus on what was essentially a small fire fight, i think number one -- i've covered a lot of fire fights, it is impossible to figure out what happens in them...
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. >> bill: so is the u.s. policy against syria working? >> it is. we have been worried about some of the islamist force elements in the resistance al-qaeda-like resistance, but leaving it up to the people themselves and it seems to be working. it's a brutal war, but the tide does seem have had shifted, and assad, seems to be failing. >> bill: foreign policies dominated the headlines for the last week or so. >> well the middle east is in turmoil. >> bill: it was like two years ago that we had arab spring and the toppling of nubarak, and then held elections and president moresy is elected, and now there are demonstrations against morsi because it looks like he wants to become another dictator, because he has assumed these extraordinary powers. >> days after president obama praises morsi for his role in benghazi, he was emerging as a leader, just days after that morsi issues a decree saying that all of the laws are now no longer subject to judicial review, so he is removing that check on the presidential authority. the result is that the courts protest
. >> bill: so is the u.s. policy against syria working? >> it is. we have been worried about some of the islamist force elements in the resistance al-qaeda-like resistance, but leaving it up to the people themselves and it seems to be working. it's a brutal war, but the tide does seem have had shifted, and assad, seems to be failing. >> bill: foreign policies dominated the headlines for the last week or so. >> well the middle east is in turmoil. >> bill: it was...
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shea writes u.s. should be a mediator, not a protector of one side alone in the israeli-gaza conflict. north carolina hussein writes i love clowns like right-wing bill from the bronx. i'm glad you didn't let him hang up. that's true. back me up on this. i did not hang up on that guy. i let him stay on the air. but cowards do what cowards do. and victor says yea alan west has conceded. bye-bye crazy man. let's go to the phones right now. our question of the day is what could the u.s. do, what should the u.s. do to help stop this destructive violence in the middle east this week and stuart is calling us from seattle. good morning stuart. you're on the "bill press show." >> caller: first i want to say i'm a jew that grew up believing that never again was -- was to apply. >> john: please go on. >> caller: i have a simple solution for the united states to stop the violence, to stop paying for it with our billions of badly-needed tax dollars here. i will argue that those in power in israel want the rocket a
shea writes u.s. should be a mediator, not a protector of one side alone in the israeli-gaza conflict. north carolina hussein writes i love clowns like right-wing bill from the bronx. i'm glad you didn't let him hang up. that's true. back me up on this. i did not hang up on that guy. i let him stay on the air. but cowards do what cowards do. and victor says yea alan west has conceded. bye-bye crazy man. let's go to the phones right now. our question of the day is what could the u.s. do, what...
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that signature line doesn't say made in the u.s. toupee chump is trying to get you to help create jobs in china even as he says we need to get tough with china. how tough is he getting with china? he's having his clothes made there. all of the clothes he sells in macy's are made in china. >> that's amazing. that really is amazing. i don't understand how he can walk with balls that big. to be running around talking about how we should get out of bed with china and sells clothes made in china. >> yep. so let's find the -- i'm trying to find the story now that's got his -- oh, so anyway, yeah, the ridiculous thing he's got his clothes made in china. and so here's this petition. so macy's has on its web site, folks, this is why i'm encouraging everybody. i'm declaring to anybody listening to the show, watching the show or who hears about this, from now on, don't set foot into macy's until macy's fires toupee chump because again, we're not mentioning his real name on the show. until macy's does that, i'm encouraging everybody to blockade
that signature line doesn't say made in the u.s. toupee chump is trying to get you to help create jobs in china even as he says we need to get tough with china. how tough is he getting with china? he's having his clothes made there. all of the clothes he sells in macy's are made in china. >> that's amazing. that really is amazing. i don't understand how he can walk with balls that big. to be running around talking about how we should get out of bed with china and sells clothes made in...
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u.s. secretary of agriculture under president clinton. director of the institute of politics of harvard university's john f. kennedy school of government. executive director of the congressional program. you think a guy like that could rest on his laurels and enjoy his fat resume. he's the senior fell loaf the bipartisan center. right now he's at the summit in new orleans which started yesterday. please welcome former congressman dan glickman. good morning sir. >> good morning, john. every time i hear that resume announcement, i think god i can't keep a job. i'm glad i could talk to you this morning. >> john: i was a vh-1 vijay. it is a pleasure to have you here. i'm fascinated with what you're doing down there with the initiative. it sounds like -- for me, i think i'm one of those guys who always tries to remind people our commonalities outweigh our differences. all too often liberals and conservatives are labels used by the media or government to divide us and keep us fighting each other. i can't help but be inspired by what you all are
u.s. secretary of agriculture under president clinton. director of the institute of politics of harvard university's john f. kennedy school of government. executive director of the congressional program. you think a guy like that could rest on his laurels and enjoy his fat resume. he's the senior fell loaf the bipartisan center. right now he's at the summit in new orleans which started yesterday. please welcome former congressman dan glickman. good morning sir. >> good morning, john....
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show's third season is currently airing over there in great britain but it doesn't air here in the u.s. until january. the hill reports the producers were more than happy to send mrs. obama dvds of the current season so long as she would not spoil the episodes for the rest of the entire country. >> bill: you have to have friends over to the white house to watch it. >> it could start spreading. joe biden had a cool meeting yesterday. the vice president got together with bono, lead singer of the rock band u2. they talked about global development, a.i.d.s. and fighting poverty. he's is in town for several meetings. >> bill: the reporters, i was at the briefing yesterday reporters went bonkers because suddenly there were rumors that bono was walking out of the west wing and people flew out of the briefing room to chase bono down the driveway then later they went chasing jim messina the campaign manager. they weren't together. it was two different times so at the briefing, somebody said hey wait a minute. both jim messina and bono were seen leaving the west wing. what was going on? jay carn
show's third season is currently airing over there in great britain but it doesn't air here in the u.s. until january. the hill reports the producers were more than happy to send mrs. obama dvds of the current season so long as she would not spoil the episodes for the rest of the entire country. >> bill: you have to have friends over to the white house to watch it. >> it could start spreading. joe biden had a cool meeting yesterday. the vice president got together with bono, lead...
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there are now more women with driver's licenses in the u.s. than men. according to a new university of michigan study experts say this could have huge economic implications because studies also show that overall women purchase smaller and safer cars as men. they drive less and get in less accidents. the study looked at drivers today versus drivers in 1995. now about 106 million women have licenses. 104 million men. >> bill: how do you drive fewer miles -- they probably drive fewer miles but they drive better. that's really, really important. significant finding. >> if you want to watch your weight, you wouldn't think to grab a pepsi but the soda maker is looking to change that. they're testing a new soda -- they're changing a new -- testing a new soda in japan called pepsi special contains dex trin that is a fiber that can help reduce fat levels in the body. drinking soda will help you burn fat. no word if that will ever make it here. >> bill: you can drink diet pepsi. >> they're saying drinking this will help you burn fat. >> bill: no, no. maybe in jap
there are now more women with driver's licenses in the u.s. than men. according to a new university of michigan study experts say this could have huge economic implications because studies also show that overall women purchase smaller and safer cars as men. they drive less and get in less accidents. the study looked at drivers today versus drivers in 1995. now about 106 million women have licenses. 104 million men. >> bill: how do you drive fewer miles -- they probably drive fewer miles...
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took in under $90 million in the u.s. alone over the last three days. the last bond flick "quantum of solace" took in $67 million in its first weekend. >> bill: i heard "skyfall" is really good. >> i've heard nothing but good. as you drink your coffee this morning, look at the cup and ponder this. in less than 70 years coffee could be extinct. that's the worst-case scenario spelled out in a new study by climate change by researchers at the botanic gardens in england. the arabica coffee plant and many others could likely not grow in the wild as soon as the year 2080 because it will be too warm and the coffee growing regions of africa and south america for the beans to grow which will make the cup of coffee that will then from an indoor farm very expensive. >> bill: look, i'm all for climate change. wouldn't they grow it somewhere else? >> like in alaska. we could replace oil with coffee and it would be the new -- >> bill: this is why i stopped drinking coffee. about 20 years ago. i knew it was coming. >> correct. >> veterans day. marine sergeant took the
took in under $90 million in the u.s. alone over the last three days. the last bond flick "quantum of solace" took in $67 million in its first weekend. >> bill: i heard "skyfall" is really good. >> i've heard nothing but good. as you drink your coffee this morning, look at the cup and ponder this. in less than 70 years coffee could be extinct. that's the worst-case scenario spelled out in a new study by climate change by researchers at the botanic gardens in...
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both u.s. -- the congressional delegation are democratic. bob mulholland is quoted this morning as saying that wolves have a better chance of getting off the endangered species list than their california republicans. >> right. >> bill: what has happened to the party. there is to look at that and say who are we? >> what are we about and what are we trying to accomplish? >> bill: major i want to ask you about the impact of money in this election. was it as big and as bad as some people feared looking back? 1-866-55-press. if you want to join the conversation. we invite your calls. >> announcer: this is the "full court press." the "bill press show." live on your radio and on current tv. >>and now to my point. that is a whole bunch of bunk! the powerful my steal an election but they cannot steal democracy. rich, chewy caramel rolled up in smooth milk chocolate. don't forget about that payroll meeting. rolo.get your smooth on. also in minis. [ forsythe ] we don't just come up here for the view up in alaska. it's the cleanest, clearest water. we f
both u.s. -- the congressional delegation are democratic. bob mulholland is quoted this morning as saying that wolves have a better chance of getting off the endangered species list than their california republicans. >> right. >> bill: what has happened to the party. there is to look at that and say who are we? >> what are we about and what are we trying to accomplish? >> bill: major i want to ask you about the impact of money in this election. was it as big and as bad...
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we have not one but two u.s. senators. yesterday, the president's sister. are we delivering or what here? you know what i mean? >> i like it. >> bill: hope you guys appreciate this. tom harkin from iowa. sherrod brown to be re-elected today as the senator from ohio. it is tuesday. tuesdays with judd. judd legum will be here from think progress. that's just a few of our guests. many guests this morning. look, i'm going to give you the exact count of what's going to happen today. don't have to wait up tonight. i'll tell you. but first -- >> this is the "full court press." >> other headlines making news on this tuesday the minnesota vikings player who has been an outspoken proponent of marriage equality is sticking up for his beliefs. chris cluey resigned after that newspaper endorsed minnesota amendment one which would embed inequality into the state's constitution. he had contributed a blog to the paper's web site on all things sports and politics. >> bill: if minnesota joined some of these other half-ass, half-brained states in making -- in opposing marriag
we have not one but two u.s. senators. yesterday, the president's sister. are we delivering or what here? you know what i mean? >> i like it. >> bill: hope you guys appreciate this. tom harkin from iowa. sherrod brown to be re-elected today as the senator from ohio. it is tuesday. tuesdays with judd. judd legum will be here from think progress. that's just a few of our guests. many guests this morning. look, i'm going to give you the exact count of what's going to happen today....
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this is not a country that can be built in the way that the u.s. would like to see in terms of our own democracy. we certainly need to value the afghan people. want to see their government emerge and support those efforts. human rights concerns, women you know, develop that as a country but we can't insist on -- and i don't think this administration is doing that on the u.s. government there. the taliban live there. we've got to somehow understand that. they're not going anywhere. so quite frankly we need to approach afghanistan in a way that takes into consideration what will we do, the violence there, what will exist in a regional strategy to stabilize the country and what ensures our national security which is the first and paramount concern that we should have. after over a decade of war and $500 billion that's $500 billion, a lot of that money has been stolen and has been a corrupt government. we need to invest that in jobs in our economy here at home, bill. >> bill: congresswoman barbara lee, democrat from california, representing oakland are
this is not a country that can be built in the way that the u.s. would like to see in terms of our own democracy. we certainly need to value the afghan people. want to see their government emerge and support those efforts. human rights concerns, women you know, develop that as a country but we can't insist on -- and i don't think this administration is doing that on the u.s. government there. the taliban live there. we've got to somehow understand that. they're not going anywhere. so quite...
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second, u.s. support for israel is the highest it has every been. in addition to the amounts we supply israel president obama has approved substantial increases, primarily to assist israel in deploying its anti-missile regime. so on what really matters, support, cooperation it is the best and highest it has ever been. the principle criticisms of the president are two. first that he called for a settlement freeze. that was called for by president george bush. he proposed that so the president simply repeated the same policy. and every american president has opposed israeli settlement policy. that doesn't mean we oppose israel. we are strong and close allies but we are both mature democracies, and there is issues where we disagree. and in his statement he said the basis of negotiation should be the 67 lines with agreed swaps. for that governor romney said the president through israel under the bus. in fact, the identical proposal was made by the prime minister in his negotiations with palestinian palestinians. the president's proposal was identical in
second, u.s. support for israel is the highest it has every been. in addition to the amounts we supply israel president obama has approved substantial increases, primarily to assist israel in deploying its anti-missile regime. so on what really matters, support, cooperation it is the best and highest it has ever been. the principle criticisms of the president are two. first that he called for a settlement freeze. that was called for by president george bush. he proposed that so the president...
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the fact of the matter is that u.s. interests abroad are going to be the same whether obama or romney is president. there may be different rhetoric. there may be different emphasis. we're still going to try to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon. we'll try to figure out how to encourage moderate muslim factions in places like egypt and libya and we haven't figured out how to do it yet but we would like to think we can. we're still going to try to prevent mill tarrization by islamic extremist ins north africa. all of this stuff is our policy as a nation. whoever is the president. now again there will be disputes about how much money you spend on defense and where you focus your time and are you close enough to israel or not close enough to israel. but those are really in the margins of foreign policy that you see that kind of dispute. not in the sort of overall letter. >> bill: even on israel, we'll get to that just a little bit later. i want to ask you about the apology tour. romney dragged this chestnut out the
the fact of the matter is that u.s. interests abroad are going to be the same whether obama or romney is president. there may be different rhetoric. there may be different emphasis. we're still going to try to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon. we'll try to figure out how to encourage moderate muslim factions in places like egypt and libya and we haven't figured out how to do it yet but we would like to think we can. we're still going to try to prevent mill tarrization by islamic...
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they have filed with the u.s. patent and trademark office to make sure his trademark stays his own. >> bill: you patent praying? >> it's like if he was to do this. all of a sudden he was going to trademark -- >> bill: i saw a woman in church yesterday. >> oh no tebowing. tom hank spoke in character, and accidentally dropped an f-bomb. both he and vargas apologized immediately for the slip. >> i'm sure if anybody was going to do it and get away with it it would be tom hanks. >> bill: thing of the restraint i have to display on this program. >> uh-huh. there is a rocket set to blast off tomorrow to head to the u.s. space station. the astronauts will join three who are already there. they are preparing for a cargo supply shipment. >> i still find it humiliating that to get there we have to hitch a ride with the russians. >> i agree. to be fair the russians have a very nice mule-drawn rocket. >> bill: yeah, right. i mentioned friday they was going out to fairfax, virginia president obama with a big campaign rally at g
they have filed with the u.s. patent and trademark office to make sure his trademark stays his own. >> bill: you patent praying? >> it's like if he was to do this. all of a sudden he was going to trademark -- >> bill: i saw a woman in church yesterday. >> oh no tebowing. tom hank spoke in character, and accidentally dropped an f-bomb. both he and vargas apologized immediately for the slip. >> i'm sure if anybody was going to do it and get away with it it would be...
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>> that is correct. >> bill: newsweek goes the way of u.s. news and world report? >> shortly after the news broke i called a staffer over there who said it's not surprising, but oddly shocking. the news didn't come as a surprise. for some, newsweek has been on death watch for two or three years, ever since the washington post first sold it for a dollar and merged with the daily piece and then newsweek.com was killed off to daily beef which became the website for newsweek. for the last few months, they were getting very serious about a full transition to digital. it wasn't surprising, but the news a bit shocking. newsweek has been a name stay, on the shelves and after january, it won't be. >> bill: it's going to be different not to see noose week. >> yeah! >> bill: it's newsweek today and "time" tomorrow? >> caller: "time is unfortunate because it's part of a bigger organization. they've been able to stay afloat better than "newsweek" which was owned we the washington post company, which had plenty of problems with declining print advertising with the washington pos
>> that is correct. >> bill: newsweek goes the way of u.s. news and world report? >> shortly after the news broke i called a staffer over there who said it's not surprising, but oddly shocking. the news didn't come as a surprise. for some, newsweek has been on death watch for two or three years, ever since the washington post first sold it for a dollar and merged with the daily piece and then newsweek.com was killed off to daily beef which became the website for newsweek. for...
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very steadily. >> bill: you're talking u.s. -- u.s. then versus -- >> but i always want to get out there the first point. our schools are not declining in quality. it is not the case our students are doing worse now than they did a generation ago. they're doing at least as well. >> bill: you hear that complaint. >> you hear all sort of opinions. i do worry as someone that likes to deal with facts that what gets lost in all of that confusing discourse is, in fact, that schools are doing pretty well and about as well if not better than they were 40 years ago. >> bill: public schools. >> public schools. >> so the nation's report card, the national assessment of educational progress which does standardized tests designed by educational testing service for 9-year-olds, 13-year-olds and 17-year-olds shows consistent growth in math since early '70s and pretty stable reading. >> bill: that's good. >> but that's not what we're talking about. >> bill: how are we doing compared to western europe? >> so -- if you watch a lot of sports, you'll see
very steadily. >> bill: you're talking u.s. -- u.s. then versus -- >> but i always want to get out there the first point. our schools are not declining in quality. it is not the case our students are doing worse now than they did a generation ago. they're doing at least as well. >> bill: you hear that complaint. >> you hear all sort of opinions. i do worry as someone that likes to deal with facts that what gets lost in all of that confusing discourse is, in fact, that...
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no one has ever really taken notice until he became a candidate for u.s. senate. mccaskill knew what she was doing in this case. what is most interesting is that in talking to some people here, i've discovered people actually did vote for akin in some cases based on those ads that mccaskill paid for because the people didn't realize she was trying to handpick him because he would be the weakest opponent. these were average voters. if clair claire mccaskill doesn't like todd aconditioned a is too conservative he must be the right candidate for me. >> john: to blows my mind how people opposed to abortion rights can still support the g.o.p. after they controlled the white house and the senate and never did a darn thing to block abortion in any way on the federal level. >> right. i've asked some people about that too. whether they thought that todd akin, if he was elected would be able to make changes on the social issues, especially, you know with he said he wouldn't make any of the social issues a priority if he was elected president. that sort of thing. you know, a
no one has ever really taken notice until he became a candidate for u.s. senate. mccaskill knew what she was doing in this case. what is most interesting is that in talking to some people here, i've discovered people actually did vote for akin in some cases based on those ads that mccaskill paid for because the people didn't realize she was trying to handpick him because he would be the weakest opponent. these were average voters. if clair claire mccaskill doesn't like todd aconditioned a is...
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the u.s. anti-doping agency releasing over a thousand pages of testimony from 26 people 15 of those cyclists talking about his doping activities while on the u.s. cycling team. they say it shows without a doubt that they ran the most successful doping program that sports has ever seen. >> bill: have you heard about this? >> i read one story. it is shocking. >> the way they flew doctors around and converted hotel rooms into basically operating rooms. >> bill: yeah we'll talk about that. >> people love trains and are riding them more now that everyone. ridership for the year-long period ending in september set a record high, 31.2 million people riding the rails. trains on the east coast between washington and boston seeing an increase upwards of 5%. taking a somewhat of a significant market share from airplanes. >> bill: i did a train on monday. anybody -- i know i'm going to offend a lot of people but anybody who flies to new york from washington, d.c. is an idiot. that train is so sweet, so gr
the u.s. anti-doping agency releasing over a thousand pages of testimony from 26 people 15 of those cyclists talking about his doping activities while on the u.s. cycling team. they say it shows without a doubt that they ran the most successful doping program that sports has ever seen. >> bill: have you heard about this? >> i read one story. it is shocking. >> the way they flew doctors around and converted hotel rooms into basically operating rooms. >> bill: yeah we'll...
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and u.s. standing now is higher now than almost any time in the bush administration. >> bill: and mitt romney is the one who said that our number one most serious threat on the planet is russia. >> is russia. yeah. >> bill: not al-qaeda, not -- yeah russia. got to wonder. let's talk mitt romney on foreign policy. do you trust him? do you think this is an issue that republicans can still win on? i think president obama has been tougher on national security than any other modern president to tell the truth. join the conversation at 866-55-press. we'll be right back. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ >>now that's politically direct. (vo) what is said here could decide the election. current tv presents coverage of the vice presidential debate. with unrivaled analysis and commentary. >> was this the game changer? is this going to change the dynamic? (vo) the only network with real-time reaction straight from the campaigns and from viewers like you. >> so keep on tweeting and maybe yo
and u.s. standing now is higher now than almost any time in the bush administration. >> bill: and mitt romney is the one who said that our number one most serious threat on the planet is russia. >> is russia. yeah. >> bill: not al-qaeda, not -- yeah russia. got to wonder. let's talk mitt romney on foreign policy. do you trust him? do you think this is an issue that republicans can still win on? i think president obama has been tougher on national security than any other modern...
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yes, china does hold large amount of u.s. debt but its stake is only 8%. we owe two-thirds of our debt right back to the federal government. romney is also focusing on messages that president obama will raise taxes on middle class by about $4,000 per family. but the obama campaign is firing back and saying that study has nothing to do with the president's policies. fact the president's plan would cut backs for families by about $1,300. romney's tax plan could mean bad news for a nonprofits churches and other charities, since it would put a limit on how much you can deduct for charitable giving. we'll be right back. viewer for capella university. matter. i've been a nurse since 1979. i love being a nurse. a few years ago a friend i went to grade school with showed me a book she had kept from third grade. i had written that i wanted to be a nurse. after being a nurse for about twenty years i decided that i need to further my education. my masters degree was done completely online and that gave me the freedom and ability to do my education while i raised my k
yes, china does hold large amount of u.s. debt but its stake is only 8%. we owe two-thirds of our debt right back to the federal government. romney is also focusing on messages that president obama will raise taxes on middle class by about $4,000 per family. but the obama campaign is firing back and saying that study has nothing to do with the president's policies. fact the president's plan would cut backs for families by about $1,300. romney's tax plan could mean bad news for a nonprofits...
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. >> the beer culture in the u.s. continues to surge. "gq" magazine out with a list of what it believes are the top five beer cities in the u.s. topped by denver by hosts the great american beer festival. san francisco makes the list for its beer foody culture. l.a. and philadelphia are also on there as well as cleveland ohio. "gq" making it clear it loves the cheapest low shelf beer one can find. >> john: top five beer cities. i don't understand this list. it is not in terms of beer consumption. >> no. in terms of beer culture. denver is a huge beer city. >> john: beer museums and beer galleries. >> beer paintings. >> john: you can live in the beer part of town and hang out with your beer friends. brilliant. that's it? that's all we got? are you a big beer guy? >> yeah, i am. i enjoy a beer. >> john: what are the top five beer cultures? >> denver, san francisco l.a. and cleveland. >> okay. >> i don't think of l.a. as a beer town. >> john: i think of l.a. as like a meth and roofy town. white wine and barbiturates town. one of the top fiv
. >> the beer culture in the u.s. continues to surge. "gq" magazine out with a list of what it believes are the top five beer cities in the u.s. topped by denver by hosts the great american beer festival. san francisco makes the list for its beer foody culture. l.a. and philadelphia are also on there as well as cleveland ohio. "gq" making it clear it loves the cheapest low shelf beer one can find. >> john: top five beer cities. i don't understand this list. it is...
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the latest numbers from the u.s. department of labor show that president obama has brought back every one of the 4.3 million jobs lost under george w. bush and then added more jobs on top of it. so when mitt romney says that barack obama hasn't created any jobs he's dead wrong! he's lying through his teeth! we'll tell you more about that. and a whole lot more here on today's "full court press." first, the latest, today's current news update from lisa ferguson out in los angeles. good morning. >> hey bill, good morning everyone. mitt romney is trying to set his debate expectations really low before he takes on the president next week. a new memo out from romney's senior advisor beth meyers says obama is a gifted speaker and has a significant advantage since this will be his eighth one on one presidential debate. it will only be romney's first. the memo is actually quite praising of the president calling him one of the most talented political communicators in modern history. meyer says they're fully expecting a 90-minu
the latest numbers from the u.s. department of labor show that president obama has brought back every one of the 4.3 million jobs lost under george w. bush and then added more jobs on top of it. so when mitt romney says that barack obama hasn't created any jobs he's dead wrong! he's lying through his teeth! we'll tell you more about that. and a whole lot more here on today's "full court press." first, the latest, today's current news update from lisa ferguson out in los angeles. good...
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reporter this morning that u.s. airlines in the first six months of 2012 collected just for bag fees alone we're not talking ticket prices, anything else right not talking snacks, not talking bathroom fees, bag fees alone $1.6 billion. $1.7 billion. >> that number blew my mind. $1.7 billion because it is usually $25 for the first bag. 35 for the second bag. and it keeps going up and up and up. they keep increasing it. the big -- the number one -- by the way that's more than airlines have ever collected in baggage fees. the number one is delta airlines. the airline collecting the most baggage fees, $430 million from january to june. this is keeping the airlines afloat right? i guess afloat is not the right word for the airlines. up in the air. keeping them flying. >> right. bull but it seems to me they're making a profit on baggage fees alone. >> they have to be. they have to be. >> bill: united airlines was second to delta with $351 million in bag fees. and the 15 largest carriers collected a combined $932 million i
reporter this morning that u.s. airlines in the first six months of 2012 collected just for bag fees alone we're not talking ticket prices, anything else right not talking snacks, not talking bathroom fees, bag fees alone $1.6 billion. $1.7 billion. >> that number blew my mind. $1.7 billion because it is usually $25 for the first bag. 35 for the second bag. and it keeps going up and up and up. they keep increasing it. the big -- the number one -- by the way that's more than airlines have...
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the humane society of the u.s. leading the way in many many different ways. paul shapiro here in studio with us. i encourage you to go to their website at humanesociety.org. laura good morning. what is your question or comment? >> caller: i'm really so excited about what the spc does for these animals. it's unreal. i bought free-range chicken eggs -- >> bill: i'm sorry, laura let me ask you to hold on for just a second. because paul can't hear you until he puts those on. okay. go ahead. >> caller: i bought free-range chicken eggs and i paid $2.78 for free-range chicken eggs and they are not -- i mean a pack of cigarettes is $7 i mean that's a joke. and they stuff these chickens -- like 25 or more in a cage. they can't move so what disease are they carrying that you are eating being transferred into these egg. >> bill: laura i appreciate the call very much. free-range chickens that goes beyond what you were talking about. >> uh-huh. >> bill: is there that big of an advantage from a health point of view. >> sure. there is. thanks so much for your call laura. fi
the humane society of the u.s. leading the way in many many different ways. paul shapiro here in studio with us. i encourage you to go to their website at humanesociety.org. laura good morning. what is your question or comment? >> caller: i'm really so excited about what the spc does for these animals. it's unreal. i bought free-range chicken eggs -- >> bill: i'm sorry, laura let me ask you to hold on for just a second. because paul can't hear you until he puts those on. okay. go...
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we're going to violate u.s. labor law and push toward the lockout from the very beginning. it is the worst access of corporate america at large on american sports. >> bill: then comes to the surface like it did last night with that call, right and as you point out unbelievable scene of two refs, side by side giving the exact opposite call. i mean doesn't it reach a point where the public is just going to demand that the owners, you know, do the right thing here? >> i hope that's right bill. my fear though is that even if you had a million two million ten million nfl fans turn away from the product it wouldn't make even a microdent into what's going on here because so much of the profits for nfl owners is paid up-front whether it's through stadium subsidies or billion dollar television deals with multiple major networks. so it doesn't make a dent that we would hope. what would make a dent, we do organize ten million fans and not make a dent but it is -- if even two players from each team, the offensive and defensive captains, held a press conference together and said we're n
we're going to violate u.s. labor law and push toward the lockout from the very beginning. it is the worst access of corporate america at large on american sports. >> bill: then comes to the surface like it did last night with that call, right and as you point out unbelievable scene of two refs, side by side giving the exact opposite call. i mean doesn't it reach a point where the public is just going to demand that the owners, you know, do the right thing here? >> i hope that's...
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the headline is u.s. chamber of commerce launches ads targeting main independent and democrats in montana and ohio. this is headed -- targeted right at you senator sherrod brown from the u.s. chamber. >> this could have been a front page -- two months ago. the chamber -- up to $18 million in television ads which doesn't count radio. i just went by an electronic billboard blaming me for high gas prices here in cleveland. it is the oil industry. they don't like me because of our oil tax breaks and the chinese interests and outsourcing interests are spending money against me because they don't like my position on currency and the big banks on wall street are spending millions against me because they don't like my legislation to break up the six big banks. they're trying to buy the elections and we're fighting back in a grassroots way. that's why earlier when i mentioned sherrodbrown.com, come on and help us because we win this on the grassroots level as does president obama win ohio with the grassroots campa
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yesterday, another u.s. senator republican senator dean heller came out from nevada and said mitt romney was wrong with his vision of america and his disdain for 50% almost of americans. so that's the first point. again how wrong mitt romney is on the facts. i know you want to talk about that. 1-866-55-press. our toll free number. the second point is how lame -- and this surprises me. how lame the response of the romney campaign is. look, they announced this week would be a whole new start to the campaign. a whole new beginning. they're going to have new ads they were going to have a new message. they were going to have new life in the campaign. redirection of the campaign. well, as it happened, they spent the last -- all this week just responding to this video. but in the lamest possible way. so let's follow the progression. we'll bring you up to date here. first it was remember -- i don't back away from those remarks. i stand by those remarks. mitt romney had a last-minute emergency news conference he call
yesterday, another u.s. senator republican senator dean heller came out from nevada and said mitt romney was wrong with his vision of america and his disdain for 50% almost of americans. so that's the first point. again how wrong mitt romney is on the facts. i know you want to talk about that. 1-866-55-press. our toll free number. the second point is how lame -- and this surprises me. how lame the response of the romney campaign is. look, they announced this week would be a whole new start to...
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and as the president, it is his job to you know, do something about the financial house of the u.s. government which is in total disorder and disarray and the solutions they came up with over three and a half years and the republicans are participants in this completely but the president has to lead, not just democrats but the whole country including republicans is to postpone all of the hard spending and taxing decisions to 2013. the mess that has been debated most intensely last year and continues into this year, we're going to be back in it in the next two or three months where the congress is going to have to find some way to authorize more spending and more borrowing which is the key. because we're spending $1 trillion more each year than we actually take in as a government. >> bill: no doubt about it. one surprise for some people is obviously a lot of the book -- most of it is talking about how obama's trying to work things out with republicans unable to do so. and the one person who comes across as willing to compromise but maybe not being able to is john boehner. >> yes. he
and as the president, it is his job to you know, do something about the financial house of the u.s. government which is in total disorder and disarray and the solutions they came up with over three and a half years and the republicans are participants in this completely but the president has to lead, not just democrats but the whole country including republicans is to postpone all of the hard spending and taxing decisions to 2013. the mess that has been debated most intensely last year and...
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after which time the president and the first lady go out to the south lawn to welcome the 2012 u.s. olympic and paralympic teams to the white house. a big ceremony there on the south lawn of the white house. at 12:30 the president and the vice president meet for their weekly lunch. and then this evening president obama, a fund-raiser here in washington, d.c. at a private residence. jay carney, press secretary will be holding his no longer daily but friday at least press briefing at 11:15 a.m. and i will be there. congresswoman jackie speier joins us at the top of the next hour on the "full court press." good reason for staying right there. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire ♪ [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill:
after which time the president and the first lady go out to the south lawn to welcome the 2012 u.s. olympic and paralympic teams to the white house. a big ceremony there on the south lawn of the white house. at 12:30 the president and the vice president meet for their weekly lunch. and then this evening president obama, a fund-raiser here in washington, d.c. at a private residence. jay carney, press secretary will be holding his no longer daily but friday at least press briefing at 11:15 a.m....
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part of this is strategic, and part is political, and the u.s. perspective is he doesn't want to encourage the beating of war rooms right before an election because that could set off a whole chain of events. the political question is twofold, number 1 does he risk erosion of jewish support in potentially key states? but then on the flip side another consideration is that he doesn't want to exacerbate talk of war that could spin off market effects that would go to the broader american confidence. >> bill: and it doesn't look good that he is just taking order from the prime minister. my reading from this is that he said we're running foreign policy from jerusalem. but we got to run on. thank you, margaret. >> thanks for having me. >> bill: all right. it's bloomberg.com. i think this guy is totally out of control, i think he is mitt romney's buddy and i don't like it. get your nose out of american politics, bb. >> announcer: the "bill press show" now on current tv. >>only on current tv. health matters to all of us. that's why lysol has started a mi
part of this is strategic, and part is political, and the u.s. perspective is he doesn't want to encourage the beating of war rooms right before an election because that could set off a whole chain of events. the political question is twofold, number 1 does he risk erosion of jewish support in potentially key states? but then on the flip side another consideration is that he doesn't want to exacerbate talk of war that could spin off market effects that would go to the broader american...
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suddenly he's becoming one of the top dogs, winning the men's u.s. open yesterday. >> yeah. i think it is the steroids. he finally started using the hgh. hey, he's on a roll. that's what happens. barry bonds used to be a just barely above average slugger. started using steroids, he started winning. >> bill: he did cry a little bit last night. he was glad to come out on top. >> you're feeling a lot of things, you know. you don't -- you know, like i was obviously very emotional. i cried you know a little bit on the court. you're not sad. you're incredibly happy. you're in a little bit of disbelief. >> bill: the john boehner of men's tennis. there he is. lots to talk about. lots of good help to do it. judd legum, think progress, tuesdays with judd. he will be here in about a half hour from now. john stanton is the washington bureau chief of the exciting new site i consider. because it is just getting into politics. "buzzfeed." they're starting up a lot. make for great parties too. >> so i've heard. >> bill: the problem is the parties don't start until midnight. we miss them bec
suddenly he's becoming one of the top dogs, winning the men's u.s. open yesterday. >> yeah. i think it is the steroids. he finally started using the hgh. hey, he's on a roll. that's what happens. barry bonds used to be a just barely above average slugger. started using steroids, he started winning. >> bill: he did cry a little bit last night. he was glad to come out on top. >> you're feeling a lot of things, you know. you don't -- you know, like i was obviously very emotional....
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the corps of about 80 chefs will do everything from traveling overseas to run educational programs in u.s. embassies. >> bill: that's a great idea. sort of like the ping-pong philosophy. >> yeah. >> a sad weekend at buckingham palace, coregy has passed away. she still has two other dogs willow and holly, and they are old but doing okay. >> bill: and she has already been offered a new corgie puppy by the guy who helped her train them. >> right. >> bill: secretary of labor will be joining us by phone at the half hour. the jobs report coming out friday, 96,000 new jobs -- that's 96,000 new public sector jobs coming out -- >> actually it is net new jobs. >> bill: a bit of a damper? >> it was a disappointment. and the day before we had this great report by a private company that said that the private sector had added 201,000. >> bill: i saw that. >> what you have to keep in mind the private sector is doing well, but you have this austerity kick in state and local governments, what this plan shows is the romney and ryan plan we're going to cut back spending. and that is exactly what we don't ne
the corps of about 80 chefs will do everything from traveling overseas to run educational programs in u.s. embassies. >> bill: that's a great idea. sort of like the ping-pong philosophy. >> yeah. >> a sad weekend at buckingham palace, coregy has passed away. she still has two other dogs willow and holly, and they are old but doing okay. >> bill: and she has already been offered a new corgie puppy by the guy who helped her train them. >> right. >> bill:...
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olympic swim team, sesame street's cookie monster and u.s. troops in afghanistan. >> bill: it was also done by the obama girl? >> they did a very clever mash up of a bunch of barack obama speeches where he actually sang the song. it was very clever. >> and ben & jerry's ice cream is headed to court. not something you would normally hear about the vermont-based company. they are suing a pornographic filmmaker for selling x-rated films that scoop their ben & jerry's labels and flavors. the "new york post" reports one dvd cover reads porno's finest ben and cherry's peanut butter d cup. other names are too x-rated to mention here on the air. >> oh, no, go ahead. >> no, no. the ice cream label reads vermont's finest, ben & jerry's. they're not happy. >> thank you dan. >> bill: thank you for not reading all of the pornographic names from the ben & jerry's ice cream. >> stop drinking beer and playing with the beer cans. >> bill: i just want to get the evidence lined up here. barack obama maybe back looking for his water glass. >> is that vodka or gi
olympic swim team, sesame street's cookie monster and u.s. troops in afghanistan. >> bill: it was also done by the obama girl? >> they did a very clever mash up of a bunch of barack obama speeches where he actually sang the song. it was very clever. >> and ben & jerry's ice cream is headed to court. not something you would normally hear about the vermont-based company. they are suing a pornographic filmmaker for selling x-rated films that scoop their ben & jerry's...
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they then said that they will crash the u.s.'s debt rating. they said we're going to jeopardize the full faith and credit of the united states unless you pass what was then the ryan budget. if you don't pass our extreme budget, we're going to force the united states to default on its debt. that's what caused the credit downgrade and it was a direct consequence as standard&poor's said in their statement that causes the serious problem. >> bill: and the president was encouraging them to do what congress had always done in a bipartisan fashion and maybe hold their nose but to raise the debt ceiling because it had to be done because we had to pay our bills, so he was in no way responsible for the republican congress. as you point out in their statement, they named republicans in congress for why this happened. >> yeah, here is the thing, this is to raise the debt ceiling in order to pay for bills that we have already incurred, so what the republicans were saying would be equivalent to you and i getting up one day and saying we're not going to pay
they then said that they will crash the u.s.'s debt rating. they said we're going to jeopardize the full faith and credit of the united states unless you pass what was then the ryan budget. if you don't pass our extreme budget, we're going to force the united states to default on its debt. that's what caused the credit downgrade and it was a direct consequence as standard&poor's said in their statement that causes the serious problem. >> bill: and the president was encouraging them to...
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had to be rescued by the u.s. coast guard after dark. he thanked the officers for a ride back to the harbor. it was about ten miles away. then signed autographs, posed for photos. crowe is in long island filming a movie. he was trying to enjoy a day off. >> the coast guard has to come rescue you in your kayak you know i mean only -- probably only russell crowe. >> you're not such a tough guy. >> how many people would have the u.s. coast guard come out after them? >> the paralymphic athlete known as made runner lost in the 200 meter race for the below the knee amputees over the weekend and he did not take that loss in stride. oscar pistorius losing to alan olivier of brazil and claimed his prosthetic legs were longer than allowed giving him an unfair advantage. businessorious said -- pistorius said he is not a 21-second athlete. he did later apologize for his harsh comments. the race results will stand. >> bill: this is a guy that we originally criticized, peter when he was running in the real olympics. >> blade runner. >> bill: i love th
had to be rescued by the u.s. coast guard after dark. he thanked the officers for a ride back to the harbor. it was about ten miles away. then signed autographs, posed for photos. crowe is in long island filming a movie. he was trying to enjoy a day off. >> the coast guard has to come rescue you in your kayak you know i mean only -- probably only russell crowe. >> you're not such a tough guy. >> how many people would have the u.s. coast guard come out after them? >> the...
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. >> in sports a surprise announcement from american tennis star andy roddick at the u.s. open. he's retiring. yesterday was his 30th birthday. he felt it is a fitting time to call it a day, not knowing if he was healthy enough or committed enough to go another year. he's still playing in the open this week. not kicked out yet. he won the open back in 2003. he has earned over $20 million playing the sport. his win nine years ago was the last time an american man won a grand slam single title. >> bill: he's 30. time to get out of the way. >> and they say obama is bad for the economy. 30-year-olds are retiring. >> look up in the sky tonight and you'll see a full moon. it is a blue moon. not in color, of course. that refers to the rare case when we get two full moons in one month. the last one was august 1st. the next blue moon will not happen until 2015 according to our friends at nasa. >> bill: i saw the full moonwalking in this morning. it is beautiful. that's what a blue moon is? two full moons in the same month. >> bill: never knew that. or else i forgot it. >> only happens on
. >> in sports a surprise announcement from american tennis star andy roddick at the u.s. open. he's retiring. yesterday was his 30th birthday. he felt it is a fitting time to call it a day, not knowing if he was healthy enough or committed enough to go another year. he's still playing in the open this week. not kicked out yet. he won the open back in 2003. he has earned over $20 million playing the sport. his win nine years ago was the last time an american man won a grand slam single...
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>> it really is kind of mind-blowing, the way in which -- candidates for u.s. senate are talking about rape in 2012. not 1812 or 1712 which seems to be where these kind of comments are coming from. you know, what's interesting about this is that it seems to have not really drawn any kind of condemnation or issues from the republican leadership, you know, as you saw them come down on todd akin and it seems like the difference here is that this guy, tom smith the republican candidate -- >> bill: running against bob casey. >> is down 15, 20 points. so there's no rush to replace him or condemn him because they know that even if he, you know, goes away, it is unlikely that they're not really thinking they have a chance of taking out bob casey. he's not one of their targets so it's less urgent situation because -- it really, i think shines a light on what was going on with akin. it wasn't so much that people -- the republican leadership were offend by what akin said. there was a political necessity to try to just cut off the limb. >> bill: because they were counting
>> it really is kind of mind-blowing, the way in which -- candidates for u.s. senate are talking about rape in 2012. not 1812 or 1712 which seems to be where these kind of comments are coming from. you know, what's interesting about this is that it seems to have not really drawn any kind of condemnation or issues from the republican leadership, you know, as you saw them come down on todd akin and it seems like the difference here is that this guy, tom smith the republican candidate --...
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. >> mitt romney is looking to expand u.s. oil production if he's elected president. he will be in new mexico today where he's outlining the campaign's new energy policy. not surprisingly, romney's plan does little to address green jobs but it does call for more domestic energy development and for reaching north american energy independence by 2020. that includes developing the keystone pipeline and expanding gas and coal production around the country. he also wants to take away federal responsibilities, leaving the states in charge of leasing and regulation. that is a big contrast from president obama's plan which calls for more renewable fuels like wind and solar power. >>> as for the president he is off the campaign trail today. nothing on his schedule other than the daily meeting at the white house. that is after a new york city fund-raiser last night hosted by basketball star michael jordan. the president said he could not resist a good sports analogy and his opponents are playing a little dirty but at this point there's just seven minutes left in the game and th
. >> mitt romney is looking to expand u.s. oil production if he's elected president. he will be in new mexico today where he's outlining the campaign's new energy policy. not surprisingly, romney's plan does little to address green jobs but it does call for more domestic energy development and for reaching north american energy independence by 2020. that includes developing the keystone pipeline and expanding gas and coal production around the country. he also wants to take away federal...